News in Pics, December 8: Best photos from across the world

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a press conference in Wellington on December 8, 2020 as she apologises after a judicial review exposed failures by police and intelligence services ahead of last year's Christchurch mosques terror attack where 51 Muslim worshippers died. Credit: AFP

Agronomists of the Tissue Culture Laboratory of Los Diamantes Experimental Station of the Costa Rican Ministry of Agriculture, work in the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal use in Guapiles, Costa Rica. Credit: AFP

A boy lights a candle at Bolivar Square in Bogota on December 7, 2020, on the Day of the Little Candles, held every year on the eve of the Immaculate Conception. The Day of the Little Candles is a Colombian traditional celebration which commemorates the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary and marks the beginning of the Christmas season. Credit: AFP

JD Health International CEO Xin Lijun delivers a speech during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) ceremony at the JD headquarters in Beijing. Credit: AFP

People wearing masks walk in a street in Beijing's central business district (CBD) during morning rush hour. Credit: Reuters

New York City reopens public schools amid Covid-19 pandemic. Principal Alice Hom uses a knee walker scooter due to an injury to get around on the first day back to school on December 7 at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 in New York City. Credit: AFP